redwing77

Everyone has up and down years. Look at Schneider. I went on and on before the season began about how Schneider was getting short changed by the national polls and such because they placed some dman out east with less than 20 points out before Schneider who had 40 or 41 points last season. Now he has (I think) 2 goals and I don't know how many assists, but it's way down. He doesn't look that conformtable on the ice and has made more mistakes this year than I have ever seen him make. Do I want his head? No. Do I think he is a poor captain? No. People have up and down years. Is Massen NHL quality? Uh, we can't make that decision and neither can Blais. New Jersey has to make that decision. But I think it is really really tough for a guy to break out of a funk when the guy right behind you in the order can just as easily step up and question your right for ice time. We are really deep this year and, unlike last year, there just isn't time to give Massen the benefit of just throwing him onto the ice to work out his funk. Ryan Hale is in a funk too, you know. I've been harder on Hale than I've been on Massen in the past, at one time even questioning his Captaincy due to his one ice performance. It matters little. He needs to hang around Parise more. Keep on working and ignore everyone else. It's character time for Massen. Is he going to turn turtle and give up? Or is he going to make Blais sweat pondering whether or not it was right to sit him out from now on? Right now, it's up to him. We'll see what happens. Take my word for what it's worth, folks. From what I've been reading lately, it ain't worth anything, but I said it anyhow.

I really like Eaves. Hard to decide which of the non-UND coaches I like more: Lucia, Sandelin, or Eaves, but he's really classy. He even seems down to earth. I wonder if he is like that out of the media spotlight. I met Lennon (football coach) last weekend and he was a really nice guy... Makes me wonder. Oh well, tough losses for the Sioux. Bruckler definitely has improved this year. Hopefully this weekend will wake people up.

Were you the one who talked about how UND could benefit by not being #1? Or was that someone else? I don't remember. Oy, I'm not going to USCHO message boards for a while. The Chris Conner fans and the Gopher fans are probably having a hayday.

I agree with jk, as hard as it sounds. The only difference with last year is that it took an unranked team to teach us. We got swept by a top 10 team. We'll do better for the next 4.

Duluth tied tonight so we don't lose #1 in the WCHA. We made some mistakes, but UW just made each shot count. I don't know what will happen poll wise.... Will we still be in the top 5? Our W-L record isn't bad, neither is our PWR or our SOS, but we can't stay in the top 3 after a weep, can we?

Murray night! Bina got returned for favor by Likari, but we scored. It's not over yet..... Gosh if we could come back to win in OT... WOW that would be awesome.

Smaby on the intermission talk. He reminds me a lot of Willie Mitchell when he gets interviewed. Let's make something happen this period!

Well, how far could we fall if we get swept?

Ok, now I'm worried.

2-1 UW

They say it may have deflected off of Fuher. 2nd period is usually our worst period, so I'm not worried.

I quit on the webcast. It keeps freezing. It's too confusing with the audio about 2 minutes or so ahead of the webcast

1-1

Prpich slashed by Suter. No Call. Hennessy asks why that wasn't called. The reason is that Suter doesn't have the rep Prpich has and that the player slashed was Prpich. DUH, TH.

We score! Yeah, Genoway tripped the UW player, but I've said it before and I'll say it again: Like diving, tripping is LEGAL in the WCHA

UND 1-0 after one. Official correction: Score 0-0. This game is lopsided. This game is turning into last year's UMD series reffed by Schmitt.

The clock was at zero! In other words Randy said "It was a goal but I LOVE the Kohl Center. GO BADGERS!"

woo!!!!!!!!!! Randy screws us again!

Big hit by Bina!

I'm getting impatient with the webcast. It keeps slowing down and then suddenly everyone's in fast forward. webcasting evidentally is a tricky science.

That's ok. equalizer

Are we really being this undisciplined or is Schmidt trying to give UW a sweep?

Open season on JPar. Wisco can run him at will

It's buffering for me too, but you're right. It's free.

lag from webcast and radio is horrible. I'd recommend one or the other.